When vegetables cooked with meat deteriorate (receive Shehakol) — does intent matter? What if the cook's purpose was to eat the vegetables themselves?
Synopsis
The Rema rules that garlic cooked with meat receives Shehakol because the garlic was added to flavor the meat, not eaten for its own sake. The MB clarifies: if the cook's clear intent was to eat the vegetables themselves (not just as flavoring), then Borei Pri Ha'adamah applies even to vegetables that normally deteriorate when cooked.
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